Keith Ferrazzi in his book Never Eat Alone says "Autonomy is a life vest made out of sand."

The problems that I dealt with during my first year as a landlord:Water pipe burst / total rehab of 1 unitPay-as-you-go general contractor that didn't finish the work on the unitMold / complaint filed with Health DepartmentCrack in foundation that let water come into 1 unit every time it rainedGot locked in to a below-market-rent section 8 rentalMarketing for vacant unitsTenant disputesSection 8 dispute (although in this case it earned me $1900 :mrgreen: )Fortunately I haven't had to deal with evictions yet, but I know they'll come in due time.

Hello, from ColoradoMy name is Derwood and I have been in the construction and renovation trades for most of my life.

It all comes back to The “Haves” and The “Have-Nots”.The “Haves” operate with:Desire/DriveCommitment/DedicationDisciplineEducationCourageDeterminationExperiencePerseveranceOrganizationOptimismThe “Have-Nots” operate with:Fear of the UnknownProcrastinationLack of EducationComplacencyPoor Self ControlFear of SuccessWorld of ScarcitySkepticismLow Self-EsteemHopelessnessAll of us at some point in life have listened to voices of caution when it comes to following dreams of success.

Among most faculty and students, there is an infantile disregard and disdain for the hard working, innovative people who came before them- the people who actually created, built, and funded the soft, comfortable collegial way of life enjoyed by the people attending and "teaching" at the institution.Someday, probably soon, the warped attitudes and poor judgment instilled in our young people will crumble our way of life if we don't insist on bringing some grown-ups onto campus in order to give a more mature and informed view of the real world.

life is only what we make it, so make it great"Charles

How would you feel if you saved up your retirement and 401k, and then found out later in life that you cant draw on that savings due to the fact the an illegal immigrant that you dont even know spent it due to his misfortune.

I just left the Navy, and I'm just starting to get situated to start my new life.

You can take a few years off and live the life we all dream of.

If the monitoring (and any other erosion of civil liberties) is allowed to continue it'll quickly become a fact of life to all and accepted as "normal".